ink-slinger



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ink-slinger

slang A writer, especially one who produces a large amount of low-quality material for a living. I spent a lot of time after college as an ink-slinger for various newspapers and magazines while working on my first novel.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Imogene['imə.dʒi:n]
Vecheslav-Medieval Slavic
PiliPEE-leeSpanish
Samuilsah-moo-EEL (Russian)Russian, Bulgarian
MerjaMER-yahFinnish
Tacitus-Ancient Roman